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LYS to GDN: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Gdansk (Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport)
840 mi
1,352 km · 730 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
840 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- GDN — Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport · Gdansk, Poland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Near GDN
- QYD · Oksywie Military Air Base14 mi away
- OSP · Redzikowo Air Base55 mi away
- BZG · Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport91 mi away
- KGD · Khrabrovo Airport92 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from GDN?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Gdansk (GDN) is 840 miles (1,352 km, 730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to GDN?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LYS to GDN?
Nonstop service on LYS–GDN depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 18m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to GDN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYS–GDN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYS to GDN fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYS–GDN tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.